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cbs reporter danielle nottingham has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: the obama administration is warning americans to get ready for nationwide flight delays. transportation secretary ray lahood says if next week's automatic spending cuts go through, he will be forced to cut air traffic controllers. >> flights to major cities like new york, chicago and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours. >> reporter: republicans accuse the white house of using scare tactics to force them into a budget deal. president obama called mitch mcconnell and john boehner thursday. he told al sharpton's radio listeners the gop appears willing to let the cuts go through. >> their basic view is that nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations and they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts. >> reporter: democrats say if the cuts go through, dozens of federal agencies will have to trim workers affecting everyone from food inspectors to fbi agents. but republicans believe the cuts are being blown out of proportion. hou
cbs reporter danielle nottingham has the latest now from washington. >> reporter: the obama administration is warning americans to get ready for nationwide flight delays. transportation secretary ray lahood says if next week's automatic spending cuts go through, he will be forced to cut air traffic controllers. >> flights to major cities like new york, chicago and san francisco and others could experience delays of up to 90 minutes during peak hours. >> reporter: republicans...
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of the sequesters are also on the mind of governor brown and counterparts around the country all in washington right now. and for a media at the national governor's association. governors from both parties joined yesterday to condemn the automatic cuts as they will meet with president obama on monday and tomorrow on kpix5 this morning, the sequester deadline looming in the blame game. >> and this is being done by some in congress that sigh no role for the federal government and they think that the best way for them to have cuts is to literally murder our economy. >> i don't think that any of them really understand and appreciate what the problem really is because no one has an excellent strategy. >>> plus, new calls for audits. the state senator is going to join us live on the studio this morning starting at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. we hope that you'll join us for that as we will be here for you and so will you with a drier forecast? >> yes, that's the way it is looking. a little chilly, but on the sunnier side. nudging about 60 degrees in most parts of the bay area. in the extended forecast, we'll
of the sequesters are also on the mind of governor brown and counterparts around the country all in washington right now. and for a media at the national governor's association. governors from both parties joined yesterday to condemn the automatic cuts as they will meet with president obama on monday and tomorrow on kpix5 this morning, the sequester deadline looming in the blame game. >> and this is being done by some in congress that sigh no role for the federal government and they think...
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the automatic cuts known in washington as the sequester kick in march 1st. they were designed to be so severe they'd force lawmakers to reach a budget deal, but they haven't yet, and now the president is pushing a short-temp fix to allow more time to reach a compromise. >> there's a smarter way to do this, to reduce our deficits without harming our economy. but congress has to act. >> reporter: the white house wants a plan with smaller spending cuts and more tax revenues. republicans say the government is already too bloated and higher taxes should not be part of this equation. the budget expert says the automatic cuts will hurt the economy, even though most government agencies should be able to weather them. >> most organizations can manage a cut of 5%, 7% in their budget without long-term harm. i don't mean it won't be painful. it will be. >> reporter: allen simpson and erskine bowls who led a commission on the debt say it will be painful for lawmakers as voters start feeling the effects like longer lines at the airports. >> when that happens, they're goin
the automatic cuts known in washington as the sequester kick in march 1st. they were designed to be so severe they'd force lawmakers to reach a budget deal, but they haven't yet, and now the president is pushing a short-temp fix to allow more time to reach a compromise. >> there's a smarter way to do this, to reduce our deficits without harming our economy. but congress has to act. >> reporter: the white house wants a plan with smaller spending cuts and more tax revenues....
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immigration reform is a hot button issue in washington. senators are working on a bill and an unfinished proposal by the obama administration suggests a path that would take 13 years. in san francisco, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> one of the high-speed rail's biggest enemies could become an ally. kpix 5's don knapp says that's only if neighbors on the peninsula get their way. don. >> reporter: liz, it's not that folks here in the peninsula are opposed to the concept of high- speed rail. what they are opposed to is a prospect of having streets and neighborhoods torn up for years while they expand the right of way. now there's legislation that could resolve that. a caltrain rolls into palo alto on a side of right of way. now after a century of development communities have moved up to the edge of the tracks. here at alma and churchill palo alto high's athletic fields and stadium border one side of the tracks. the busy road and compact neighborhoods border the other. expanding the right of way would take them out. that's what c
immigration reform is a hot button issue in washington. senators are working on a bill and an unfinished proposal by the obama administration suggests a path that would take 13 years. in san francisco, elissa harrington, kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> one of the high-speed rail's biggest enemies could become an ally. kpix 5's don knapp says that's only if neighbors on the peninsula get their way. don. >> reporter: liz, it's not that folks here in the peninsula are opposed to the...
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tomatic, across-th >>> president obama saying that teachers emergency responders and other government workers will lose their jobs if congress doesn't take action. automatic across-the-board spending cuts are set to take effect march 1. it's known in washington as the sequester designed to be so severe that it would force lawmakers to reach a budget deal. well, today the president called in police and firefighters to try to convince republicans to agree to a short- term fix that will at least delay the deadline. >> so these cuts are not smart. they are not fair. they will hurt our economy. they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roll. >> the white house wants a plan with smaller spending cuts and more tax increases. republicans say higher taxes should not be part of the equation. >>> are you looking for a job? you are in luck. there are hundreds of openings in the bay area right now and you don't need any tech know- how. kpix 5 consumerwatch reporter julie watts says, they will even help pay for your groceries. >> we have chocolate, cream -- >> reporter: s
tomatic, across-th >>> president obama saying that teachers emergency responders and other government workers will lose their jobs if congress doesn't take action. automatic across-the-board spending cuts are set to take effect march 1. it's known in washington as the sequester designed to be so severe that it would force lawmakers to reach a budget deal. well, today the president called in police and firefighters to try to convince republicans to agree to a short- term fix that will...